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Birr Castle
Attractions in Birr

What to see in Birr: Birr Castle and one more

There are 2 places to visit inside Birr’s urban area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle, a museum and a visitor farm. For a full day, there is Leap Castle, 9.8 km away.

Photo: Birr Castle, The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia . (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Birr
2
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in Birr

Along with Birr Castle, see a museum and a visitor farm.

CastleBirr Castlein townMuseumJohn's Hallin townVisitor farmVisitor farmTearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre3.6 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Plotted on the map

At the edge of the map sits Tearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre, 5 km out.

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The dashed line is Birr’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

By kind

The list holds a castle, a museum and a visitor farm.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 1 castle1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 visitor farm0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Birr. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place after place

First the 2 in town, then one within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Birr come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Birr → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Birr →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Best known of the 12 within reach is Leap Castle, at 9.8 km.

CastleLeap Castle9.8 km southeastHistoric house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise26 km northCastleRedwood Castle16 km westCastle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens21 km westCathedralClonfert Cathedral19 km northwestCastleLackeen Castle Lorrha11 km westCastleRoscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House17 km southeastAbbey or prioryThe Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph15 km southCastleCastleMoydrum Castle37 km northArt gallerySculpture in the Parklands19 km northeastMuseumAthlone Castle37 km northCastleCastleTerryglass Castle21 km west

Places well known beyond Birr (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Birr: questions and answers

What are the main attractions in Birr?

The best known inside Birr’s urban area are Birr Castle and John's Hall. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.

Does Birr have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Birr: John's Hall.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Birr?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clonmacnoise (Office of Public Works), 26 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Birr?

Within 40 km: Leap Castle (9.8 km), Clonmacnoise (26 km), Redwood Castle (16 km), Portumna Castle and Gardens (21 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (12)

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).